Gao Jin

Gao Jin (April 1959-) was a Lieutenant-General of the People's Liberation Army who was given command of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force on 1 January 2016 upon its formation.

Biography
Gao Jin was born in April 1959 in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1978 like both of his parents had, and he served in the Chinese 2nd Artillery Corps, the strategic missile force. In 1985 he entered the Second Artillery Command College, and in 2006 he became a Major-General of the PLA. On 22 December 2014 he became President of the PLA Academy of Military Science, and on 1 January 2015 he was named the commander of the newly-formed People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force with Liu Fulian as his political commissar.